Judging the Judge Candidates
Ok, a little more on the judge races. And specifically on the question of how to figure out who is really qualified to sit on the bench. The table below is from VotingForJudges.org. VFJ...
Washington Liberals Blog
The End of Loser Liberalism
Economist and Co-Founder of The Center for Economic and Policy Research Dean Baker has released a free, online edition of his book The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive “Progressives need a fundamentally...
Quickie link: Romney in London to raise money from scandal-ridden bankers
Mitt Romney’s Bankster Ball “Mitt Romney will show his true colors tonight, when he slips behind closed doors in a foreign capital to collect money from international bankers who are mired in scandal.”
Saturday on Al Jazeera, Inside Story — Poverty in America
Rocky Anderson – Justice Party Presidential Candidate 2012 Cornel West – American philosopher, author, critic, and civil rights activist Barbara Ehrenreich – American feminist, democratic socialist, and political activist Stan Veuger – Economist, American Enterprise Institute This meeting of great...
Trainer Roster & Schedule – Localize This! 2012 Starts Sunday
Trainer Roster, Schedule Summary & Participant Profile Friends Don’t Let Friends Miss Localize This! Register TODAY for all or part Full Schedule HERE Sunday 7/29: Creative Tactics (climbing, art, etc) and Organizing preview, Long...
Step 9 Rethink Democracy
If we really want to restore or Democracy and end corporate corruption, it is time to change the way we think about elections – which are the foundation of our Democracy. The corporate controlled...
How to make higher education out of reach for middle class students
This article is dedicated to my 12 year old daughter. She is an Honors student at Twin Falls Middle School in North Bend where she will soon be starting the 7th Grade. Her dream...
If an Agent Knocks on your door…
Well, the news in Olympia is that the agents came knocking in the last few days. Our free society has generally embraced the political freedom of aligning with either the Republican or the Democratic...
Dana Walker for State Treasurer!
It’s official. We are running a write-in campaign against Jim McIntire for Washington State Treasurer. I have imposed on my friend Dana Walker to accept the role of running against the previously unopposed Jim...
Challenge Congress to Pass a Student Debt Jubilee, H.R. 4170
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Backbone Campaign is partnering with RootsAction for an online effort to get the word out for a Student Debt Jubilee and free higher education. Today’s action alert featuring our imagery and the policy...